The final weekend of Mardi Gras is approaching, which means Pancake Day (aka Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) is next week. In our home one would think that it’s Pancake Day just about every Sunday morning since that’s our weekly ritual, though these pancakes were born on a snowy weekday morning this winter when […]
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German Apple Pancake
Mommy: Do you know what day it is? Chorus: No. Mommy: It’s Pancake Day. Chorus: Pancake Day! Wow! Can we have pancakes? Mommy: We’re going to have an apple cinnamon pancake. Chorus: Yay! Yummy! Top Gun: Mommy, we need more than one pancake! Mommy: We are only making one pancake. (Chorus silent. Probably planning how […]
Pumpkin Pancakes and a Giveaway
It’s here! This week we celebrate my third blog anniversary and my birthday. January 7, 2006 was the day I found the first comment on my little online cooking database—it had been there for a couple weeks—and suddenly I realized I had a cooking blog. It’s also the day I found out I was pregnant […]
Pecan Pancakes with Butter Pecan Syrup
“Decadent” is the only way to describe these pecan pancakes. The syrup is rich and so easy to make, and these make a fantastic Sunday morning breakfast or brunch. I’m partial to White Lily Self-Rising Flour for pancakes and biscuits. Maybe it’s my Southern upbringing, but that soft winter wheat just seems to make the […]
Eggnog Pancakes
When I originally wrote this recipe, we had two toddlers and one baby. Now that the boys are growing up, we’ve found that we need a larger batch of pancakes for breakfast, so I’ve doubled the ingredients and added a little more eggnog to the original recipe to lighten the pancakes a bit. We think […]
